Probability is a value between zero and one

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1.  Indicate whether the variable is qualitative or quantitative and the level of measurement for the variable (nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio).

Variable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qualitative

Quantitative

Nominal

Ordinal

Interval

Ratio

Color vision status - colorblind or not colorblind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anxiety rating - highly anxious, moderately anxious, relaxed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temperature in degrees Celsius

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual salary of Bill Gates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

True or False:

_   Probability is a value between zero and one, inclusive, describing the relative possibility (chance or likelihood) an event will occur.

___ The Social Studies teacher received the following scores from her students: 100, 34, 88, 75, 30, 90. The range in this data set is calculated by subtracting the lowest value from the highest value.

___The median is the value in the middle of a set of ordered data.

___The mode is the value that occurs least often in a set of data.

 

Shown in the table below are the unemployment compensation maximums for a number of states some 25 years ago. What is the mode in this table?

State

Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount

State

Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount

Alabama

$90

Montana

$81

Alaska

90

Nebraska

80

Arizona

85

Nevada

88

Arkansas

92

New Hampshire

95

California

90

New Jersey

90

Colorado

108

New Mexico

71

Connecticut

104

New York

95

Delaware

105

North Carolina

90

Florida

82

North Dakota

86

Georgia

90

Ohio

82

Hawaii

104

Oklahoma

86

Idaho

90

Oregon

95

Texas

63

Washington

93

Utah

101

Wyoming

84

Vermont

91

West Virginia

115

Virginia

87

Wisconsin

113

Determine the range for the following sets of measurements.

  1. 10, 8, 6, 0, 8, 3, 2, 2, 8, 0
  2. 1, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 9
  3. 20, 1, 2, 5, 4, 4, 4, 0
  4. 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 

For which of these is the range a misleading index of variability? Why?

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